diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index bb45cd57..e34d4250 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
 # must come before ANY torch or fastai imports
 # import toolkit.cuda_malloc
 
+# turn off diffusers telemetry until I can figure out how to make it opt-in
+os.environ['DISABLE_TELEMETRY'] = 'YES'
+
 # check if we have DEBUG_TOOLKIT in env
 if os.environ.get("DEBUG_TOOLKIT", "0") == "1":
     # set torch to trace mode
diff --git a/toolkit/stable_diffusion_model.py b/toolkit/stable_diffusion_model.py
index 9a827f82..98a67e7e 100644
--- a/toolkit/stable_diffusion_model.py
+++ b/toolkit/stable_diffusion_model.py
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ class StableDiffusion:
                 else:
                     Pipe = StableDiffusionAdapterPipeline
                 extra_args['adapter'] = self.adapter
+            else:
+                if self.is_xl:
+                    extra_args['add_watermarker'] = False
 
         # TODO add clip skip
         if self.is_xl:
@@ -321,7 +324,6 @@ class StableDiffusion:
                 tokenizer=self.tokenizer[0],
                 tokenizer_2=self.tokenizer[1],
                 scheduler=noise_scheduler,
-                add_watermarker=False,
                 **extra_args
             ).to(self.device_torch)
             # force turn that (ruin your images with obvious green and red dots) the #$@@ off!!!